Low protein intake is associated with frailty in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Nutrients

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Coelho Júnior, Hélio José ^a,b   Rodrigues, Bruno ^a   Uchida, Marco ^a   Marzetti, Emanuele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frailty; Older adults; Protein intake

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

AGE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA EXTRACTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FRAILTY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AGED; AGING; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85053775719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu10091334     Document Type: Review

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